the doctrine of the last things The term connotes the part of systematic theology which deals with the final destiny both of the individual soul and of mankind in general In the Old Testament eschatological teaching is closely bound up with the Messianic hope (Cross, The Oxford Dictionary Of The Christian Church)
Pertaining to the end of history as we know it, sometimes spoken as the end of time It relates to those religious traditions (primarily Western religions) that speak of a final end or culmination to human history, which is said to involve a cosmic judgment of persons in relation to the expectations of God and a final apportioning of justice in which each is expected to receive what he most truly deserves There is no such conception in traditions (such as Eastern religions) which conceive cosmic time as cyclical rather than linear or non-repeating
of or relating to or dealing with or regarding the ultimate destiny of mankind and the world
{s} (Theology) pertaining to eschatology; pertaining to any doctrine pertaining to the end of the world